09.11.2026 10:31
Two Polish tourists who got stranded during a nature hike in Yazılı Canyon in the Sütçüler district of Isparta and called for help by phone were rescued through the overnight work of AFAD, UMKE, municipal search and rescue, and gendarmerie teams. The tourists, whose location was identified with a night-vision drone, were examined at a hospital; their health condition was determined to be good.
Two Polish tourists who were stranded in Yazılı Canyon in the Sütçüler district of Isparta were rescued as a result of the teams’ work.
THEY CALLED FOR HELP BY PHONE
The tourists, who were stranded in the canyon they had gone to for a nature hike, called for help on their mobile phones in the evening. After a 2-minute phone call at 19:32, the tourists shared their location at 19:36.
To the tourists, who wrote in English, “Please tell us how long we need to wait or what we should do,” the rescue team reported that they were advancing toward the area. The team asked the tourists not to leave their location and to signal or call out when they saw a light.
THEY WERE FOUND WITH A NIGHT-VISION DRONE
During the night, a search and rescue operation was launched by AFAD, UMKE, Isparta Municipality Search and Rescue, and gendarmerie teams. Because of the canyon’s steep and rugged terrain, the work was carried out with difficulty.
As a result of the teams’ work, which also used a drone with night-vision capability, the tourists’ location was identified, and they were rescued and brought to a safe area.
The tourists taken to the hospital by the medical team for a check-up were determined to be in good health.